Filing Deadline for Local Elections June 1, 2017

The filing deadline for the Cherryvale City Council is 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 1, 2017. A general election will be held on the Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Newly elected council members will take office in January 2018.

City Council candidates will file with the County Clerk’s Office in Independence and the filing fee is $20.00. The positions up for election on the City Council are two seats currently held by Rick Valverde and Debra Leedy. To be eligible to run for Council, an individual must be registered to vote and live in Cherryvale.

The filing deadline and election dates are also effective for the U.S.D. 447 School Board and the Independence Community College Board of Trustees. Filing fee for those positions is $20.00.